COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Dallas Cowboys

McNeil-Warren should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B.

by ManCowMan · 2026 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 5 steals · 2 reaches
Value A-
Need B
Trades B
Future B-

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, the No. 51 name on the board, stolen at the 92nd overall pick.

They will answer for taking safety early while quarterback and running back went begging. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Caleb Downs · S · rank 1
In pick 12 they get a downhill hitter at safety at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Arvell Reese · LB · rank 7
In the 24th overall pick they get the heartbeat of the defense, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 39
Anthony Hill Jr. in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Emmanuel McNeil-Warren · S · rank 51
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in No. 92 leaves quarterback and running back for later.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Will Lee III · CB · rank 124
The board had cheaper options than Will Lee III at pick No. 112, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.9 · Pick 149 · Dametrious Crownover · OT · rank 144
Dametrious Crownover at slot 149 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.12 · Pick 152 · Tim Keenan III · DT · rank 152
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tim Keenan III. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · Tanner Koziol · TE · rank 165
Nice patience on Tanner Koziol, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 37. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.40 · Pick 180 · Jeff Caldwell · WR · rank 189
Jeff Caldwell at pick No. 180 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · Jeremiah Wright · OG · rank 218
Jeremiah Wright in No. 218 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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